The Bedford Incident

• 6.888 Action
• 1965-10-11
• 102 minutes mins

During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and captain of the American destroyer USS Bedford. The reporter gets more than he bargained for when the Bedford discovers a Soviet sub and the captain begins a relentless pursuit, pushing his crew to breaking point.

Starring:

Richard Widmark (Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.) Sidney Poitier (Ben Munceford) James MacArthur (Ensign Ralston, U.S.N.) Martin Balsam (Lieut Cmdr. Chester Potter, M.D., U.S.N.) Wally Cox (Seaman Merlin Queffle) Eric Portman (Commodore Wolfgang Schrepke, Deutsche Marine) Michael Kane (Commander Allison Executive Officer - Bridge) Gary Cockrell (Lieutenant Bascombe U.S.N. - C.I.C.) Phil Brown (Chief Hospitalman Mckinley - Sick Bay) Brian Davies (Lieutenant Beckman U.S.N. - Communications)

Director:

James B. Harris

Writer:

James Poe